A lot of water in the bilge is probably not an issue for the boat. Down
here in hurricane country we routinely flood the bilges of trailerable boats
to try to keep them on the trailer and the trailer on the ground when the
storm approaches. The bigger risk is to the trailer suspension and tires.
I use four jack stands about an inch below the trailer rails before filling
the boat. When the bilge is only slighty full the rails will have settlrd
onto the stands. That water is pretty heavy.

Butch
"Don White" wrote in message
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Misifus wrote:
wrote:

One way of finding a hard to find leak (especially hard when
someone bottom coats the boat to hide it) is when the boat is
on the trailer fill it up with some water with the drain plug in.

Let it sit for awhile and look for the wet spots on the outside
hull. There's your leak!

Tom



Wow, what a neat idea! I'll try that, plus, it dawns on me that the
previous owner had re-rigged the aerator hose to use it with a separate
tank. I'm wondering if I need to put that back the way it was. Either
way, it all bears close inspection.

-Raf

I wouldn't get carried away with the volume of water you place in the
hull. The hull is designed for the water to support it on the
outside...not on the inside while on a trailer/cradle.